[Buddha-l] Do's and don't's

[Joy Vriens]

Chris,

The translation seems to come from Access on Insight. Elsewhere 
stinginess is defined as "meanness to the point of keeping one's 
possessions" or avarice, miserliness.

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.254.than.html

"With the abandoning of these five qualities, one is capable of entering 
& remaining in the first jhana. Which five? Stinginess as to one's 
monastery [lodgings]... one's family [of supporters]... one's gains... 
one's status, and stinginess as to the Dhamma. With the abandoning of 
these five qualities, one is capable of entering & remaining in the 
first jhana."

Macchariya: 'stinginess', avarice.;There are 5 kinds of stinginess, o 
Bhikkhus; regarding the dwelling place, regarding families, regarding 
gain, regarding recognition, regarding mental things' A. IX, 49; Pug. 56.

"Mental things", would that be "intellectual property"? ;-)

Joy

Le 11/04/2012 11:29, Christopher Fynn a écrit :
> On 07/04/2012, Joy Vriens<joy.vriens at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>>   Phra Brahmagunabhorn in his booklet Path to Peace....
>> http://www.icundv.com/vesak2011/book/the%20path%20ENG%20NEW.pdf
>> ....
>> 2. Being freed from the influence of five forms of stinginess, here,
>> again defined in religious terminology:
>> * Avasa-macchariya: stinginess as to dwelling
>> * Labha-macchariya: stinginess as to gain
>> * Kula-macchariya: stinginess as to family
>> * Vanna-macchariya: stinginess as to recognition; caste or class
>> discrimination
>> * Dhamma-macchariya: stinginess as to knowledge or mental achievements
> "Stinginess" seems an odd word to use here - does he mean selfishness?
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